New package: python3-zombie-imp-0.0.2, gpodder: use zombie-imp

[paper42]

Testing the changes

• I tested the changes in this PR: YES

it would be better if we could fix gpodder and other packages properly, but this is a hacky solution to make it easily work, opinions?

Closes: #46683

[ahesford]

In this case, I think it's better to just patch gpodder. The patch seems to be the replacement of a single import imp and call to imp.load_source in src/gpodder/extensions.py with the alternative load_source function recommended by Python.

If the patch were more extensive, it might be worth carrying this package (even though upstream says not to use it and imp has been deprecated for nine years). I also think it would be more tolerable as a build dependency for some complex package than as a runtime dependency.

[auouymous]

gpodder/gpodder#1571 contains a patch to replace imp. I have not tested gPodder on 3.12, so it might require additional patches.

@ahesford Thanks for the information.

[Piraty]

thank you @auouymous , i picked the relevant parts from your branch, see #46934